The purpose of the Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff is to improve access to care for all Marylanders by recruiting and retaining health care providers in health care professional shortage areas of Maryland through the provision of education loan repayment assistance to eligible participants in exchange for their service obligations.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§24–1901—24-1906, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 2, 2026 (53:4 Md. R. 185)